Founder, The Separation Companion
Hi, I'm Katherine.
I'm a Separation Support Practitioner and McKenzie Friend, and founder of The Separation Companion.
I support people across Essex, Suffolk and online throughout England and Wales, navigating separation, divorce and family court proceedings. My work covers co-parenting arrangements, financial remedy proceedings, Form E preparation, McKenzie Friend court support and separation admin. My role is to help people feel calmer, clearer and more prepared during a process that can otherwise feel overwhelming.
Why I Created The Separation Companion
My understanding of separation began long before I worked in this space.
When I was 11 years old, my parents went through a traumatic divorce. My younger siblings were just five and three. Like many children who experience family breakdown, I saw first-hand that separation is never simply about legal documents or decisions made in meeting rooms. It changes homes, routines, finances, relationships and childhoods.
That experience stayed with me.
Years later, I found myself navigating separation again as an adult. I experienced the reality of solicitors, negotiations, paperwork, difficult conversations, court forms, trying to understand processes, and making decisions whilst continuing to function day to day.
Alongside my own experiences, I found myself becoming the person others turned to. Over time, I supported numerous people through different stages of separation and divorce, helping them organise paperwork, understand processes, complete court forms, prepare for difficult conversations and navigate emotionally complex situations. Many were self-representing parties (litigants in person), managing their cases without a solicitor, and needed practical support rather than legal advice.
When people are overwhelmed, even simple decisions can feel impossible. They don't necessarily need somebody to take over. They need somebody calm, somebody who can help organise the noise.
What became clear to me was this:
That is why I created The Separation Companion.
My Approach
I believe separation can be handled with dignity. I believe children should never carry adult conflict. And I believe people make better decisions when they feel informed, supported and emotionally regulated.
My work is built around helping people move through separation in a way that feels:
What Working Together Looks Like
I understand that separation is rarely just one problem. It is often legal, emotional, financial, practical and deeply personal, all at once. My role is to bring structure to situations that feel chaotic.
Whatever support looks like, my aim is always the same: to help people feel more capable, more informed and more confident moving forward, and to ensure that what they walk away with is fair.
A Few Things That Matter to Me
Children should be protected from adult conflict, adult emotions and the turmoil of separation. Full stop.
The decisions made during separation have consequences that last for years. They deserve careful thought.
People going through separation deserve to feel informed and in control, not overwhelmed and at the mercy of a process they don't understand.
Conflict rarely gets anyone closer to a resolution. It just makes everything harder and more expensive.
Fairness and equality matter. If you feel you are being treated unjustly or that the process is being used against you, that deserves to be named, documented and addressed calmly and strategically.
Separation does not have to be destructive. Handled well, it can be the beginning of something better for everyone involved.
Founder, The Separation Companion
Practical Support Through Divorce & Separation